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2009-08-29 11:40:02 -
music lovers, summer and cold beer is indisputable. The festival features hot talent this year – including Beyonce, John Legend, Maxwell and Lionel Ritchie. While the Festival heats up, festival participants will cool
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...ORLEANS (AP) -- Though they have nearly four decades of music behind them, Frankie Beverly and Maze are still considered one of the recording industry's best kept secrets. He's paying homage to his father and the group with the release of "Silky Soul Music...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Though they have nearly four decades of music behind them, Frankie Beverly and Maze are still considered one of the recording industry's best kept secrets.
He's paying homage to his father and the group with the release of "Silky
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Join the Radney Foster/Confessions Revival. Give a listen to country legend Willie Nelson and Woody Guthrie. And have some fun.
The guitar chords that drive this anthem about the "miracle moments" when God "sends someone down just to stir things up"
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*Whether you refer to them as Maze featuring Frankie Beverly or Frankie Beverly & Maze, they make up one of the most prolific and legendary R&B funk bands of all time.
The group was founded by singer/songwriter/producer Frankie Beverly
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"Like all the ladies in my group, I was screaming with unabashed fan enthusiasm."
*I am such a fan of Frankie Beverly and Maze and so when I received my Loop on Line notice about the Silky Soul Music…an All Star Tribute to Maze featuring
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It's Sunday morning in the heart of Liberty City, and the rain-dampened sidewalks are empty. The last of the weekend's slouching corner boys and listing streetwalkers slunk away hours ago. The whole world, it seems, is either asleep or at worship. And
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Miami New Times
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(www.paxstereo.tv/localzone) Events & Celebrity Happenings: Victor & Stephanie head out to the VIP CD release party for Silky Soul Music - An All- Star Tribute to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly which is set for an August 25, 2009 release, and spend quality time chatting with the stars.
(www.paxstereo.tv/localzone) Events & Celebrity Happenings: Victor & Stephanie head out to the VIP CD release party for Silky Soul Music - An All- Star Tribute to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly which is set for an August 25, 2009 release, and spend quality time chatting with the stars.
(www.paxstereo.tv/localzone) Events & Celebrity Happenings: Victor & Stephanie head out to the VIP CD release party for Silky Soul Music - An All- Star Tribute to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly which is set for an August 25, 2009 release, and spend quality time chatting with the stars. Glenda is a designer of exotics @ www.redxotic.com.
(www.paxstereo.tv/localzone) Events & Celebrity Happenings: Victor & Stephanie head out to the VIP CD release party for Silky Soul Music - An All- Star Tribute to Maze featuring Frankie Beverly which is set for an August 25, 2009 release, and spend quality time chatting with the stars.
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Jack Klunder has been named publisher of the Daily News of Los Angeles, the newspaper announced Friday.
Klunder is a former president of the Los Angeles Times and a 34-year veteran of the newspaper business. His appointment will take effect Monday,
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Miami Herald
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Macys Music Festival not only survived 2009 without longtime headliner Frankie Beverly, it thrived. An announced crowd of 17,500 came to Paul Brown Stadium Saturday night to see Anita Baker, Robin Thicke, the OJays and more, putting the two-day total
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Notes from the music beat ...
Anita Baker says things are “crazy good” in her world these days.
The Grosse Pointe Shores-based jazz and R&B singer, an eight-time Grammy Award winner, is enjoying a summer run that includes headlining spots on major
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The Oakland Press
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ATLANTA—A funeral is scheduled Monday for former boxing champion Vernon Forrest, who was killed in an attempted robbery over the weekend.
Forrest's manager, Charles Watson, says the service will be at New Birth Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia,
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Maze featuring Frankie Beverly singing "Golden Time of Day" on 5.8.09 in Baltimore at the Pier Six Pavilion. Brought to you by www.ItsLikeButtaBaby.com. For the flyest soul music blog around, check out www.SoulBounce.com! Learn more about Maze featuring Frankie Beverly at www.MazeMuze.com.
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) With nearly four decades of music behind them, Frankie Beverly and Maze are still considered one of the recording industry's best kept secrets.
In August, he'll pay homage to his father and the group with the release of "Silky Soul
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Rain delayed the start of the Black Expo Summer Celebration free finale concert Sunday but couldn't drive away an estimated 30,000 music fans who passed the time doing what they had done all day: eating, drinking and being sociable.
"We've been here
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Indianapolis Star
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Workers continue with installation of the new roof over the Phoenix Plaza Amphitheater in downtown Pontiac.
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PONTIAC – The first concert in the Pontiac Live concert series will feature jazz musicians Frankie Beverly &
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If jam bands all played slow jams, and if slow jams were all potent moral philosophy, then many of us would be down at the water’s edge worshiping Maze, featuring Frankie Beverly. Instead Maze remains essentially unfamous. It is the wise tortoise of
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NEW ORLEANS, July 6 /PRNewswire/ -- The ESSENCE MUSIC FESTIVAL hit a new pinnacle this year when more than 428,000 attendees gathered in New Orleans as the annual weekend of entertainment and empowerment celebrated its 15th Anniversary July 3, 4 and 5.
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On a weekend when some of today's biggest R&B stars collided with the genre's legendary singers to celebrate the 15th annual Essence Music Festival, one common topic was consistent throughout the events: of course, Michael Jackson.
The three-day event,
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Lionel Richie got a little help from his former bandmates to close out the weekend's Essence Music Festival: Members of The Commodores joined him on stage to sing several of their hits, including "Brick House'' and "Just to be Close to You.''
The crowd
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NEW ORLEANS—Lionel Richie got a little help from his former bandmates to close out the weekend's Essence Music Festival: Members of The Commodores joined him on stage to sing several of their hits, including "Brick House" and "Just to be Close to You."
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NEW ORLEANS — Inspiring gospel music and messages reigned supreme Sunday inside the Morial Convention Center on the final day of the Essence Music Festival which honored Bishop T.D. Jakes as part of its 15th annual celebration.
Some 7,
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Listen to these summertime tunes in your iPod, you'll have it made in the shade. Here's the Strictly Old School summertime music list, again. Just in time for the Fourth of July. Songs added to the list this year are in bold. Last year's complete list
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Old School Blues
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Essence Music Festival, the premiere R&B music event, celebrates its 15th anniversary with headliners Beyonce, John Legend, Maxwell, Ne-Yo, Al Green, Robin Thicke, Lionel Richie and many more.
As they have every year since its inception, Frankie
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HitFix
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Some of the big names in the music and entertainment business — including Chaka Khan, Chuck Berry and Al Jarreau — will hit the stage this summer in downtown Pontiac.
Calling it “Pontiac Live,” the Pontiac Downtown Development Authority is looking to
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The Oakland Press
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/articles/2009/06/17/entertainment/doc4a38b8f29e7f5350157776.txt
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A familiar concert venue is set to return to the spotlight.
The Phoenix Amphitheater in downtown Pontiac will rev back up this summer with the new Pontiac Live concert series, city officials announced Tuesday.
Veteran R&B act Frankie Beverly and Maze
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Detroit Free Press
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Leela James’ fiery
voice carries a century’s worth of Blues, Soul, and R&B history.
Since her refreshing slept-on 2005 debut [A Change Is Gonna Come],
the LA songstress has carried the figurative musical torch of her
predecessors
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All HipHop
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*A who's who of R&B and gospel artists have recorded an all-star tribute album recognizing the nearly 40-year career, 12 albums and 30 hit singles of Maze featuring Frankie Beverly.
Mary J Blige, Musiq Soulchild, Raheem DeVaughn, Ledisi,
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Presented by Star 99.7 FM, Funk Fest 2009 looks like an impressive concert with a handful of cool funk and hip-hop acts.
Set to take place one the Family Circle Magazine Stadium stage on Sat. June 13, the all-day, rain-or-shine concert features
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Charleston City Paper
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From 1977 Frankie Beverly & Maze first hit single While I'm Alone. Taking from there first Album Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — Make sure you cancel all your out-of-town plans this
weekend. The weather man says it’s going to be beautiful in the Valley
and everyone is looking forward to the 2009 Valleyfest on Main Street,
Saturday.
According to the
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Roanoke Daily Herald
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From 1981, here's Maze with Beverly for the mellow "Reason." Enjoy!
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In 1980, long before he formed One World Tribe, Kennedy Thompson caught Earth, Wind and Fire's "I Am" tour in Buffalo.
"That's something I'll cherish forever. It was unbelievable," Thompson said. "All the members that made
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ROANOKE RAPIDS — City leaders have asked the area’s state lawmakers to put an entertainment tax bill on the back burner until the new operators of the Carolina Crossroads outdoor amphitheater have a chance to launch their enterprise.
“We wanted
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Roanoke Daily Herald
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla., April 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Approximately 36,000 international, national, regional and local jazz and R&B music aficionados attended the City of Miami Gardens' 4th Annual Jazz in the Gardens hosted by Tom Joyner music festival in
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Street Insider
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ROCKY MOUNT — The new operators of Carolina Crossroads Amphitheater say they are ready to transform the concert site into a world class facility and bring over 100 new jobs to the Roanoke Valley.
During a press conference at the Rocky Mount
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*Production is scheduled to begin this month on a CD and DVD tribute to Frankie Beverly and Maze.
The singer's son, Anthony Beverly, is behind the effort to honor his dad's contributions to the music industry, which included 30 hit
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EURweb
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Keep a knocking, but you can't come into the new Bay Breeze this weekend at East 10th and French streets.
Tonight's grand opening is by-invite-only and Saturday's black-tie party is sold out. After that, however, Bay Breeze
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2009-01-26 20:07:17 - Jazz is back! Frankie Beverly & Maze, Anthony Hamilton, Kenny G., Common, Erykah Badu and Babyface will headline the City of Miami Gardens' 4th Annual Jazz in the Gardens Hosted by Tom Joyner. Joining the headliners on stage are
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Label:Capitol Records Catalog#:12CL 531 Format:Vinyl, 12" Country:UK Released:1989 Genre:Electronic Style:Disco Credits:Producer - Frankie Beverley*
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If you’re short for time skip ahead to the 6:30 mark where Barack and Michelle greet everyone. Mr. President looks like he’d fit in well at one of my cookouts. I wonder if he’d stop through BMWK HQ???
(If the video comes up on Al Gore instead of the
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Glam.com
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...a helping hand, Frances ‘Frankie’ Pen, 22 months, put on a brave face before riding down the slide at Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills on Saturday. Dad is Amanda’s husband, David Benioff. Comments are moderated, and will not appear until the site staff...
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Perhaps the only thing as humbling as incredible music are people who share incredible music. That's why I'm always thankful that people like Matthew Africa have gotten into blogging - his "I Wish You Would" is a must-read; if you're not looking at
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From 1977, here's my fave from them, "Lady of Magic" by Maze and Frankie Beverly. Enjoy!
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...wets the bed? FRANKIE (muffled) That's just psychological! JOE If this were a movie, the best way to market it would be as Beverly Hills Chihuahua but with even more toilet humor! WALTER (voiced by Jason Lee) Who are you calling a Chihuahua?! NICK It's possessed! FRANKIE...
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The singer discusses his creativity, touring with Marvin Gaye, and performing live.
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Published: October 02. 2008 8:45AM
Mississippi State Fair, Jackson: The annual fair kicked of Wednesday and will continue through Oct. 12. Musical lineup for the duration includes: The Charlie Daniels Band, today; Puddle of Mudd, Friday; Keith Sweat,
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